Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-13

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partmenfs of the general government
lt is the right and duty Of the govern
uent 20 exercise ceneral supervision and
onntr0l ever al the concerns Of the po0-
pie.
Mr.. President, this IL not Democratie
doctrine ss | understand II, and never
Uaa Tremendous eheers 10 means
the Capitalization first, aud the newt
sble dissolution afterwards No part OF
/ the Unian is 30 vitality interested In the
preservation and maintenance intact Of
this losal authority as the New England
j States. and in no part Of the Union
/ have the beneficial rcsaits attending the
maintenance of this doctrine been 90
thoroughly demonstrated. Your town
meeting Is the most Democratic inati-
/ tutian in this coantry. 10 has never
eudAnRered the liberties OF q single hu.
man being. The town. State and Gen
eral Governments all have their appro-
priste powers and duties, aud as long
as thew are respected aud maintained
there will be harmony and unity Ia our
complex system of government. Fer
tuuatsly We have at last been per-
rnitted to inauQuFate a Democrats
National Administration. aud more
fortunaiely that Administration BY
its conservative and patriotic course,
hy it's honest and faithful execution Of
laws and hy ita regard for the rights of
all classes Of men has given an abund-
ant assurances thst the executive poweR
can safely be entrusted 90 oUF handa.
THIS country was never governed better
than Il 10 nov, cheers and R vas
never more tranquil and contested
than ID is nov. Il is true thai abuses
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by this Administration. Many Of them
have already been corrected, and mogt
of those that remain are under the SON
troll Of t'e Executive Department alone.
IL 10 not my purpose, gentlemen. 70
discuss the revenae question upon this
occasion. Il is toe large Q subject 10 Be
presented fully In the tune at my
disposal, and too important q sub
jsct 10 be treated hastily. 10
is enough 70 say, In conclusion
that in my judgment the government
hes no legal right 10 impose taxes upon
ita citixsns, except for the puFpaeo
OF raising revenue 30 defray
its necessary expenses and pay
its past debts. loud eheeFinR).
whenever il goes beyond this ID disra-
CARDS. in my opinion, the plain purpooa
for which the power OF taxation was
conferred upon it. ILOud applause.
epium smugEiInG by way Of Detrelt.
DETROIT, March lt.-Llrga quantities
Of Opium have been shipped recently
from Detroit. In some way the customs
authorities learned this fact. They as
osFtained no suoh qnaatitiea passed
through their hauds as we're being sent
eut of the city regularly. Careful In
vessigation Fevealea TO them that she
opium Was being brought through
America by way Of British Columbia,
shipped theme. 10 Ontario only 10 disap-
pear aud find its way 10 DetrSst. 4
search for the offenders resulted today
in the arrest Of X. A. West, a temporary
resident Of this city. West was taken
before United States Commissiener
Graves this afternoon and held IN Sl0,-
900 boads to appear tomorrow and an-
sweF 10 the charge OF Smuggling. Ihe
customs officers say that by Smuggling
this opium the government has been
svindled out OF nearly 10000 customs
duties. The opiam vas sent out OF this
CITY USUALLY 70 California aud labelled
glassware" "dFugs," etc. On it's re-
seipt in Windsor it appeared as Chinese
carios.
A PatrsIman shot In Boston.
BosroN. March I2.-Patrolmau O'Neil
attemp ed to arrest man on Doroho1-
ter Avenue this morning. suspected OF
having been concerned in a burglary
last night He touched the man on the
arm. when the latter drew q revolver
and fred three shots. all taking effect In
O'Nei's body. He cannot recover. The
assailaut escaped.
Can They Ftnlsh the CFuisefsP
WASHINGTON, March l2.-Pending the
decision by the Attorney General OF the
question as 10 whether the cruisers Chi
oago, Atlanta aud b BDston can be com
pleted by the Navy Department, IN view
Of the failure of Congress to make .
specific appropriation for the purpose,
all work on the vessels has been sus'
pended. The opinion il generally aus-
tanned that the general fluid appFopFia-
ton for construction aud repairs can Be-
used 10 finish the work on the cruisers.
Al the beginning OF the present month
100000 OF this fund remained avail
able after meeting the requirements OF
the navy Yards, and 10 II believed that
this sum. II applied to the new cruisers.
would complete them.
Arrested for Embe11iemeat.
NEWARK IN. M, March 12.-Frank
NJ SCOTT, cashier OF tbs Publishing arm
II Webster a Co. Of New York, vas ar
rested at hIs nome today for the embez-
element Of $4,000 from the arm. He
vas committed 10 Jail.
Appointed Register OF the Laad 0mee
WAsHnorss. March I2.-Ths Presi-
dent has appointed Frank W. Blame 70
be Register Of the Land 0fioe At Blaok-
foot. Idaho, viSe August Duddenpaase,
resigned.
The Indiana MsddIe Deciaea.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-The oass Of
Smith against Robertson. 10 determine
the question Of the disputed Lieutenant
GsvernoFship was finally settled today
50 far as the contestants are concerned,
when the Supreme Ooart denied Smiths
petition for rehearing. The Court holds
Ia effect that the General Assembly 10
the only rribunal oOmpetent 70 pass on
the question.
weekly Bank Statement.
NEw YoKx, March I2.-Fhe weekly
bank statement shows . reserve deereaee
Of 81. .090 600. The banks nov held 81
99e, 600 In excess OF the rule.
Excitement and IAaiGnation.
sPHINaFIELD (Mo.), March 12.-Last
night a band Of armed men went 10 the
house Of WIN. Eaton, thirty miles south
og this city. broke down the doors and
hred n vollsy into the house. william
Eaton and Charles Green we're killed
outright. Ett0n's aged father vas e.
ri0usly woundsd. Ons woman vas shot
10 the head and another In the hand.
ihe murderers then made good
their escape. Mrs. Eaton afhrms
that she recognized two Of them.
Il 10 alleged that lbe attacking
party are nembera n hand Of robbers,
aud 10 Is supposed that they killed
Eaton for being o1tspoksn against
them. The greatest exoitement prevails
in that seoti0 n
shIppinG InteiilGenes.
PeEr DrsoovERT, March l2.-AFrivod
ship GHardiHn.
PoEr LUDLOW. March 12.-Arrivod-
Ship sir william Wallace.
ssilsd-SahOonet Marie Z. smith.
PoKr AS0ELOs, March IA ship and
shr,e -ohoOners are IN the hArbor. Tha
tag Tgse passed outward With ship In
t0V AZ 6:i5 Q. n.
Fair. aud light northeast sind.
sAS FEASoIsoo. March l2.-AErised-